InfoGeorge (version 2) is fully functional 5 foot 7" robot. Controlled via a PlayStation 2 controller, he can move about, rotate his upper body, move his arms / shoulders and grab on to items. His head also rotates, moves up and down and if you get too close, his eyes will rotate.

Features1 NXT that has a PS2 Mindsensor wireless connector, hiTechnic infrared sensor and a ultra sonic sensor.2 9v lights for mouth1 9v old style motor which rotates eyes6 medium PF motors which drive head (up down, left right), turns body, pneumatic switch for claws, and elbow joints for arms.6 XL motors. 4 used to move the robot about, 1 on each arm for shoulder joint.2 small actuators for neck6 large actuators for shoulders

Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:26 am

vnguyen

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Joined: Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:44 amPosts: 441Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Re: Lego George the Giant Robot

Hey burf2000! Great project! He reminds me of this old robot movie from when I was a kid named Johnny 5.

Time for my 3 questions game:1) What inspired you to build the robot?2) How long did it take to make?3) What are your future plans with the robot?

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1) I have always loved robotics and so Lego for me was a medium to build it in, I built another large robot last year but was not so successful. That one was based off T1 from Terminator 3. I wanted to keep things simple on this one due to size. It weights around 20KG. I also loved the Short-circuit films (johnny 5).

2) This one took around 3 months of the odd evenings and days, We just had a baby (my wife) so getting time has been quite hard. However my wife is very supportive and knew I needed to build this for a show. (http://www.greatwesternlegoshow.com/).

3) Glad you asked this, currently I am improving certain parts of this which I am not happy with like shoulder joints, main bearing and turning. Once they are done, I am going to build a second robot to keep him company. Its going to be another large one, using more NXT's and hopefully will go round on his own. My aim is to get a whole display of large robots moving around and interacting with each other.

Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:59 am

vnguyen

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Joined: Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:44 amPosts: 441Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Re: Lego George the Giant Robot

Congrats on the baby! I know how hard it can be to find those spurts of free time. I can't wait to see the successor to Lego George Be sure to keep us posted on updates.

I'm going to post this to our cool projects and also our front page ROBOTC-Tube area.

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